Super Bowl LIV preview
Hayden Davidson, sports writer
January 30, 2020
Anything can happen in sports, especially in high-stakes, heat-of-the-moment games. In the Super Bowl’s recent history, we’ve seen a two-point conversion play that earned its own nickname (the “Philly Special”), a comeback from 28-3 at halftime and a puzzling pass play call at the goal line with time about...
Photo Gallery: pep rally Nov. 26
Sophia Beckmann and De Lila Green
November 30, 2019
The annual in school KHS fall pep rally was held Nov. 26. The students watched seniors skits, danced to the band, and screamed their classes battle cries. "I really like being able to feel like I'm apart of the excitement around pep rallies, being that I'm there to pump up the crowd," Gabrielle Cannon,...
Photo Gallery: pep rally Nov. 27
November 30, 2019
On Wednesday, Nov. 27 KHS hosted a pep rally to support the football team before the Turkey Day game. The school and community came together to cheer on the football team for the game against rival Webster. The seniors performed their senior skits, the band played, the pommies and cheerleader performed...
Remember the Titan
Tom Mueller, sports editor
November 27, 2019
For MyCole Pruitt, 2010 KHS graduate and current Tennessee Titan, playing professional football wasn’t always a dream — and when it became one, getting there didn’t materialize easily. Achieving this eventual dream meant sacrifice: being bussed from the city to KHS and getting by with what his...
Photo Gallery: football game Nov. 1
November 7, 2019
Friday, Nov. 1, the Kirkwood varsity football team played against Northwest High School for the first game of the playoffs. Kirkwood beat Northwest 54-7. "It was a good game," Sam Linenbroker, sophomore, said. "Lots of things worked out really well and everyone did their job in order to get the win." &nbs...
Photo Gallery: Unified Night Lights Oct. 16
October 24, 2019
Unified Night Lights is an opportunity for kids with disabilities to play football with their peers.
The downfall of Antonio
Henry Chappell, sports writer
October 21, 2019
Antonio Brown used to be viewed by me as the best wide receiver in football. On week 17 of the 2018 NFL season, the Steelers played a must-win game against the Cleveland Browns. This would decide if they made the postseason. Then, the news broke from Mike Tomlin, Steelers head coach, about Pittsburgh’...
Photo Gallery: Kirkwood falls to Francis Howell in varsity football
Sophia Beckmann, photographer
September 9, 2019
Check out this photo gallery to see Kirkwood play Francis Howell in varsity football.
The way of McVay
Benji Wilton, sports editor
February 3, 2019
Why was six afraid of seven? No, seven didn’t eat nine: six was a St. Louis Rams fan. Seven meant only seven wins, which meant no playoffs for the Rams once again. St. Louisans long suffered under the terrible coaching of Steve Spagnuolo and Jeff Fisher, but something changed only after crooked owne...
Super Bowl LIII preview
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
January 25, 2019
Super Bowl LIII is set for Feb. 3 between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Atlanta on Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Both conference championship games featured thrilling overtime magic, as Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein iced a 57-yard field goal to top the New Orlea...
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